Still blaming the messengers To The Editor: Re “Villager wins 10 NYPA awards; Ranks No. 5 in state” (news article, April 14) and “Prisoner Purple: ‘Talkative’ con made cut for tree camp” (news article, April 28): I am writing to protest the awarding of first place for News Story to Lincoln Anderson’s “The dark side of read more here »

‘Spiritual’ photography To The Editor: Re “Lost the gig, but Nyro’s voice still rings true” (Notebook, by Kate Walter, April 28): Thank you, Kate, for recognizing Laura and this beautiful project. I had the pleasure of photographing her for the “Mother’s Spiritual” album cover. Irene Young Split route is ridiculous To The Editor: Re read more here »

Only in Bernie-land To The Editor: At the Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park, I spoke to some New York University students that actually believe that Bernie will get N.Y.U. to become a free college. What fantasyland do these kids live in? I can see community colleges being free or lower cost, but let’s read more here »

You self-important snobs… To The Editor: Re “Hey, sorry…things change” (letter, by David Moder, March 31): I found the letter written by Donald Moder regarding the closing of Associated supermarket to be quite disturbing. According to him, this community has been taken over by the privileged elite, which includes Google and its employees, and therefore read more here »

It’s easy to criticize To The Editor: Re “Triangle memorial is a wedge issue in Village” (news article, March 31): The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire building is one of the most important labor and immigration sites in the world and it deserves a memorial. It is easy to complain — just think of the controversy around the read more here »

Pillow-fight facts, not fluff To The Editor: Re “Hoylman not ‘down’ with no-permit pillow fight in Wash. Sq. Pk.” (news article, March 31): Thanks to Colin Mixson for his fair reporting on this issue. First, can we all have a laugh at how absurd all this is? Are you laughing? Good. Next let’s look at read more here »

City Council hypocrites To The Editor: Re “‘Save Our Supermarket!’ 14th grocery faithful take protest to landlord” (news article, March 24): Déjà vu all over again. The City Council speaks with a forked tongue when it comes to addressing this longstanding small business crisis. No way the Council will bite the real estate industry that feeds read more here »

Dad, the black Bukowski To The Editor: Re “John Farris, bohemian poet who chronicled life on Lower East Side” (obituary, Feb. 11): As one of John Farris’s lesser-known daughters — that kind of thing can happen when you are the illegitimate child of two ’60s Afro-bohemians consorting through a haze of “lids” of sensimilla — I read more here »

Soho actually beat Trump To The Editor: “Who’s is this f—-n’ guy? Trump from Soho to Uh-oh?” (talking point, by Lincoln Anderson, March 10): Trump did not prevail, as you have stated. He lost — big time. His intention was to sell residential condos, which he disingenuously described as condo-hotel rooms. Soho and Greenwich Village read more here »

Fence plan makes no sense To The Editor: Re “City goes for the fences to increase parks access” (news article, March 3): Trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist could create new problems. Fences around gardens, like the Jefferson Market Garden, prevent rowdy tourists from vandalizing the park. Fences, like the one around Passannante read more here »